Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-01-26
PROCLAMATION
And Notice of Special Election.

WHEREAS, on the zlst day of January, 1887,
w the Board of County Commissioners Of
the county of Barber, state of Kansas made
an order, Of which the following is copy:
ORDER.
Whereas. q petition signed by Robert Yates
and nifty other persons, the same being more
than twO-fifths of the resident tax-payerH of
the township OF Mingona, county of Barber,
state OF Kansas, having been presented to the
Board OF county Commissioners Of the county
OF Barber, asking that a special election be
called and ordered in said township of Mingo-
ma, county of Barber, for the purpose of voting
upon proposition To subscribe to the capital
stock of The Chicago, Kansas & Western Rail-
road Company, and issue the bonds of said
township of Mingona, county of Barber. in paw
nent therefor; which petition, exclusive of the
signatures, is in words and figures as follows,
to-wit:
To the Honorable, the Board of Countu
Commissioners Of Barber County,
Ronsds:
We, the undersigned, your petitioners, being
resident taxpayers and legal voters of the
township or Mfngona, county of Barber, state
OF Kansas, respectfully petition your honora-
Ole pody to submit TO the qualified electors of
said township of Mingona, for their acceptance
or rejection, at a special election to be ordered
Dy your honorable body. under and in pursu-
ance OF the laws of the state of Kansas, and an
act entitled IAN act to enable counties, town
ships and cities to aid in the construction of
1aallroads, and 70 repeal section 8, of chapter
~ OF the laws of 1874" which took effect Feb
ruary ~, 1875, and amendments thereto. the
following propositions, with the terms and con-
ditons herein specified, tO-wit:
Shall the township OF Mingena, county of
BarDer, In the state of Kansas, subscribe for
one hundred shares, of one hundred dollars
each, of the capital stock of The Chicago, Kan
sas q Western Railroad Company a corpora
ton organized and existing under the laws of
the state or Kansas, and in payment therefor
IW0o
said township of Mingona, county of Barber.
OF the denomination of one Thousand dollars
each, said bonds to be payable to the bearer,
al tnc nscal agency of the state of Kansas in
New York City, thirty years after the date
tnereof, bearing interest at the rate of six per
cent. per annum, payable annually, for which
Interest coupons shall be attached, payable at
the nscal agency aforesaid.
This subscription of stock and issue of bonds
As soon as said proposition shall be determines
In the Affirmative, by canvass of the votes cast
al SAID election, the Board of County Commits
behalf OF said township of Mingona. county Of
Barber, shall order the county clerk to make.
ana the county clerk shall make said subscrip-
uon, In the name of said township of Mingopa
county OF Barber, for said one hundred shares
OF capital stock of said railroad company; and
wnen the railroad of said railroad company
sad o ne punt Oh standard gauge and compile
from a connection with the railroad of the
southern Kansas Railway company, at or near
the state of Kansas, to the south or east line
OF said township, through to the west line
tnereof, upon the survey heretofore made. the
SAID The Chicago, Kansas Western Railroad
Company shall receive ten thousand dollars of
SAID bonds, and issue one hundred shares of
stock therefor.
shall cause such bonds, with inter est coupons
attached, as aforesaid, TO be issued in the name
OF said township of Mingona, county of Bar
Der, and shall deliver the same to said railroad
company, on delivery or tender to the treasu-
'rer OF said township of MingOna, county of
Barber, by said railroad company, of certif-
Gates Tor its shares of fully paid up capital
stock of said railroad company, equal in
amount with said bonds, dollar for dollar
PROVIDED, said railroad shall be built and com.
pleted and in operation, by lease or otherwise,
as aforesaid, with freight and passenger de-
pot and station, at the town of Mingona, in said
township, established ready for business on or
before the first day of September, 1887.
Provided further, that if the said The Chica-
go, Kansas w, steIn Railroad Company shall
be hindcred or delayed in the construction of
the said line of railroad 10y extraordinary action
or the elements. the length of time it is so him
dered shall be added to the time herein taken
to complete said railroad.
The form of ballots to be used at said cleo.
ton shall be:
FOR the subscription of stock and issue of
bonds tn The Chicago, Kansas & Western Rail
road Company"
Against the subscription of stock and issue
OF bonds to The Chicago, Kansas Western
1t is therefore, by the Board of County Com
missioners of the county of Barber, state of
Kansas, ordered and directed that q special
election be held in the township of Mingona
county OF Barber, state of Kansas, on
THE % DAY OF MARCH, 1887,
to determine whether the proposition to sub
scribe for the stock of The Chicago, Kansas &
western Railroad Company, and issue the
bonds of the township of Mingona, county of
Barber, I'm payment therefor, on the coudi.
lions contained in said petition, shall be adopt
ed or rejected. The special election shall be
held and returns made and result ascertained
and declared in the same manner as provided
ny law for general elections. The ballots TO be
used in said election, for and against said prop
os1t1on, shall be of the form and contain the
wor1s stated in said petition. Thirty days no
| tice of said election shall first be given, &C
cording to law, and the sheriff of said county
of Barber is hereby ordered and directed t.
| give said notice. and make due proclamation
| OF said election.
Done at Medicine Lodge, this, 2lst day OF
January, 1887.
W. W. COOK,
JOHN MCGRATH,
J. d. FLEMING,
Board of County Commissioners.
Attest: RoBT. j. TALIAFERRo,
lsEALl County Clerk.